Certain chemical reactions conducted in bioreactors, like aerobic fermentation, can produce a persistent foam that fills the headspace of the reactor vessels in which the reaction is taking place. This foam can be removed by introducing surface agents, but this is extremely undesirable as these ag…

The US FDA requires all manufactures to subject juice products to a 5-log reduction in the number of the most resistant pathogens. Currently, the most widely used method to inactivate pathogenic bacteria from foods and biological fluids involves the application of heat. However, the food industry …

The emergence of bacterial antibiotic resistance has mobilized the search for new potent antimicrobial agents. Although much of the resistance was observed in hospital environments and related nosocomial infections, there is increasing evidence that resistant food-borne pathogens evolved due to an…

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria mutate or acquire antibiotic resistant genes from another bacterium. Once this change occurs, the bacteria prevent the antibiotic from controlling or killing a bacterial growth (APUA). This results in the growth and proliferation of bacteria with a strong…